Thousands gather in D.C. to protest Iranian regime and stand with the resistance movement

Thousands gathered in Washington, D.C. on Saturday to protest the Iranian regime and stand with the resistance movement.

Protesters marched in the "Free Iran" demonstration from the U.S. Capitol building to the White House.

"Neither chance, nor coincidence, nor imaginary forces-none of these will cause change in Iran. This regime will neither collapse nor will it implode from within. There is only one way. That one and only way is organized resistance and uprising," said Maryam Rajavi at the protest.

"Everything depends on the will and struggle of the youth of Iran. Everything depends on whether we are willing to pay the full price for freedom. This is why we have come to the forefront. And we declare: Now is the time to rise," she added.

RajaviI said there is no response more powerful than an "organized uprising and resistance waged by the Resistance Units" against a "regime that wages an unrelenting war on its people using organized violence."